LIV Golf is playing only for cash, not world ranking points, after the Official World Golf Ranking board determined it could not fairly measure the 48-man league with the other 24 tours around the world.
LIV Golf made its debut in June 2022, and the lack of world ranking points has taken an enormous toll.
Among those no longer in the top 100 are Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau and Talor Gooch, who has three LIV Golf victories this year.
LIV Golf can reapply to be part of the OWGR system, though the board made it clear that turnover, objective access to LIV Golf and relegating players who don't perform remain key points in getting ranking points.
There's also the matter of the PGA Tour, European tour and Saudi backers of LIV Golf (Public Investment Fund) working out a commercial partnership announced in June.
Persons:
LIV, LIV Golf, OWGR, Peter Dawson, They're, Jay Monahan, Keith Pelley, Keith Waters, Dawson, Phil Mickelson, Lee Westwood, Bubba Watson, Paul Casey, Ian Poulter, — Andy Ogletree —, Mito Pereira, Thomas Pieters, Cameron Smith, Smith, Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Talor Gooch, Sergio Garcia, Sebastian Munoz, Koepka, Munoz, There's
Organizations:
Centurion, The Associated Press, International Federation of PGA, Augusta National, PGA of America, U.S . Golf Association, LIV, League, PGA Tour, British, Investment Fund
Locations:
St Albans, London, Saudi, U.S, Florida